Question 1

Newcomb's Paradox thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)  there is no supreme being. 
B)  rational decision-making is impossible. 
C)  there is no conflict between commonly accepted principles of rational decision-making. 
D)  there is a conflict between two commonly accepted principles of rational decision-making. 
A)  there is no supreme being. 
B)  rational decision-making is impossible. 
C)  there is no conflict between commonly accepted principles of rational decision-making. 
D)  there is a conflict between two commonly accepted principles of rational decision-making.

Question 2

Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that there must be more to acting freely than acting on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment, the agent's

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A)  desires have planted in his will by someone else. 
B)  actions are externally constrained. 
C)  actions are not caused by his will. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  desires have planted in his will by someone else. 
B)  actions are externally constrained. 
C)  actions are not caused by his will. 
D)  none of these.

Question 4

Critics of indeterminism claim that if free actions are uncaused, then

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A)  no one can be held responsible for them. 
B)  they can't be explained. 
C)  All of the above. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  no one can be held responsible for them. 
B)  they can't be explained. 
C)  All of the above. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 5

D'Holbach argues that the past is fixed while the future is open to many possible outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to libertarianism, there are no free actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Gardner's Random Bombardier thought experiment shows that randomness at the micro level has no effect on the macro level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to libertarianism, would LaPlace's superbeing (who knows all the physical facts about the universe and can perform instantaneous calculations) be able to predict your behavior with 100% accuracy? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

According to libertarianism, LaPlace's s

Question 9

Compatibilists argue for the possibility of free will by arguing that some of our actions (i.e. the free ones) don't have causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Determinism differs from fatalism insofar as it maintains that

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A)  if the past were different, the future would be different. 
B)  there is only one possible future. 
C)  we are powerless to change the future. 
D)  we cannot escape our fate. 
A)  if the past were different, the future would be different. 
B)  there is only one possible future. 
C)  we are powerless to change the future. 
D)  we cannot escape our fate.

Question 11

Compatibilists claim that human actions can be free and determined at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

We are entitled to believe that we act freely until we are proven wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to hard determinists, we think we are free but we really are not because:

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A)  we do not know the causes of our actions. 
B)  our actions have no causes. 
C)  our choices have no causes. 
D)  we do not know the future. 
A)  we do not know the causes of our actions. 
B)  our actions have no causes. 
C)  our choices have no causes. 
D)  we do not know the future.

Question 14

Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment is intended to show that you do not act freely if your desires are not your own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Does science or common sense prove that we have no free will? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether we have free wil

Question 16

Indeterminists claim that insofar as nothing causes human actions, those actions are free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Second-order desires are directed on ____.

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A)  persons 
B)  objects 
C)  states of affairs 
D)  first-order desires 
A)  persons 
B)  objects 
C)  states of affairs 
D)  first-order desires

Question 18

Laplace's Superbeing thought experiment is intended to show that if causal determinism is true

Accepted Answer

A)  a Superbeing could precisely predict the future and retrodict the past. 
B)  even a Superbeing could not precisely predict the future. 
C)  some beings in the universe have free will. 
D)  free will is inherent in the properties of the universe. 
A)  a Superbeing could precisely predict the future and retrodict the past. 
B)  even a Superbeing could not precisely predict the future. 
C)  some beings in the universe have free will. 
D)  free will is inherent in the properties of the universe.

Question 19

According to Frankfurt, the second-order desires which one decisively identifies with and wants to act on are called

Accepted Answer

A)  first-order desires. 
B)  second-order volitions. 
C)  third-order desires. 
D)  impulses. 
E)  decision inducers. 
A)  first-order desires. 
B)  second-order volitions. 
C)  third-order desires. 
D)  impulses. 
E)  decision inducers.

Question 20

According to indeterminists, free actions are events that are caused by our desires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Newcomb's Paradox thought experiment is intended to show that

Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that there must be more to acting freely than acting on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify.

In Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment, the agent's

Critics of indeterminism claim that if free actions are uncaused, then

D'Holbach argues that the past is fixed while the future is open to many possible outcomes.

According to libertarianism, there are no free actions.

Gardner's Random Bombardier thought experiment shows that randomness at the micro level has no effect on the macro level.

According to libertarianism, would LaPlace's superbeing (who knows all the physical facts about the universe and can perform instantaneous calculations) be able to predict your behavior with 100% accuracy? Why or why not?

Compatibilists argue for the possibility of free will by arguing that some of our actions (i.e. the free ones) don't have causes.

Determinism differs from fatalism insofar as it maintains that

Compatibilists claim that human actions can be free and determined at the same time.

We are entitled to believe that we act freely until we are proven wrong.

According to hard determinists, we think we are free but we really are not because:

Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment is intended to show that you do not act freely if your desires are not your own.

Does science or common sense prove that we have no free will? Why or why not?

Indeterminists claim that insofar as nothing causes human actions, those actions are free.

Second-order desires are directed on ____.

Laplace's Superbeing thought experiment is intended to show that if causal determinism is true

According to Frankfurt, the second-order desires which one decisively identifies with and wants to act on are called

According to indeterminists, free actions are events that are caused by our desires.

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Exam 3: Free Will and Determinism

Newcomb's Paradox thought experiment is intended to show that

Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that there must be more to acting freely than acting on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify.

In Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment, the agent's

Critics of indeterminism claim that if free actions are uncaused, then

D'Holbach argues that the past is fixed while the future is open to many possible outcomes.

According to libertarianism, there are no free actions.

Gardner's Random Bombardier thought experiment shows that randomness at the micro level has no effect on the macro level.

According to libertarianism, would LaPlace's superbeing (who knows all the physical facts about the universe and can perform instantaneous calculations) be able to predict your behavior with 100% accuracy? Why or why not?

Compatibilists argue for the possibility of free will by arguing that some of our actions (i.e. the free ones) don't have causes.

Determinism differs from fatalism insofar as it maintains that

Compatibilists claim that human actions can be free and determined at the same time.

We are entitled to believe that we act freely until we are proven wrong.

According to hard determinists, we think we are free but we really are not because:

Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment is intended to show that you do not act freely if your desires are not your own.

Does science or common sense prove that we have no free will? Why or why not?

Indeterminists claim that insofar as nothing causes human actions, those actions are free.

Second-order desires are directed on ____.

Laplace's Superbeing thought experiment is intended to show that if causal determinism is true

According to Frankfurt, the second-order desires which one decisively identifies with and wants to act on are called

According to indeterminists, free actions are events that are caused by our desires.

The Philosophical Enterprise

The Mind-Body Problem

The Problem of Personal Identity

The Problem of Relativism and Morality

The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

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